Business driven information systems
By: Paige Baltzan, Brian Detlor, Cameron Welsh
Contributors: Detlor, Brian; Welsh, Cameron
Edition: 3rd Canadian ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Ryerson
Published: 2012
Place of publication: [Whitby, Ont.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9780070890909
Subjects: Industrial management; Data processing; Information technology; Management; Information resources management; Gestion d'entreprise; Informatique; Technologie de l'information; Gestion; Gestion de l'information
Description: " ... Discusses business initiatives first and then how technology supports those initiatives second. The premise for this unique approach is that business initiatives should drive technology choices. Accordingly, every discussion first addresses the business needs and then addresses the technology that supports those needs. This text provides the foundation that will enable students to achieve excellence in business, whether they major in operations management, manufacturing, sales, marketing, finance, human resources, accounting, or virtually any other business discipline"--Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Section 1. Business Driven Information Systems. 1. Information; title: 2. Decision Making and Business Processes; title: 3. The Internet and E-Business.; title: Section 2. Enterprise Information Systems; title: 4. Enterprise Computing Challenges and Enterprise Resource Planning; title: 5. Operations Management and Supply Chain Management; title: 6. Customer Relationship Management.; title: Section 3. Information Matters. 7. Databases and Data Warehouses; title: 8. Helping Organizations Access, Share, and Use Information; title: 9. Information Ethics, Privacy, and Security.; title: Section 4. Developing Information Systems. 10. Systems Development and Project Management; title: 11. Enterprise Architectures; title: 12. Networks, Telecommunications, and Mobile Technology.